Gareth Murphy's impressive 'Cowboys and Indies: The Epic History of the Record Industry' isn't definitive, but it's an educational tour all readers can learn from.
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Book Review: ‘How to Write Anything,’ by Laura Brown
Non-writers who need to gain skill in the art of writing have found their security blanket.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Kids Gone Wild’ by Joel Best and Kathleen A. Bogle
An important read that will help remove obstacles to a healthy discussion about a sensitive topic.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Amy Falls Down’ by Jincy Willett
Meeting Amy Gallup in the pages of 'Amy Falls Down' is a true pleasure.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Digital Rapture: The Singularity Anthology’ ed. by James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel
Perhaps, in the future, human life as we know it might change so fundamentally that nothing we use to conceive of the world today will make sense anymore.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Outside In’ by Scott Shachter
'Outside In' is a fun read with some serious points to make.
Read More »Interview: Sharon van Ivan, Author of ‘Juggle and Hide’
Sharon van Ivan began her memoir, Juggle and Hide, in Los Angeles in 2004, just after the death of her mother. She and her husband, the renowned realist artist Charles Pfahl, had moved to Los Angeles to be close to Sharon’s mother. Sharon sought out a writing group as she …
Read More »Book Review: ‘Spirit Quest’ by Bob Mackenzie and Sharlena Wood
Pictures and words combine to speak volumes to any willing to listen
Read More »Book Review: ‘Taking Back Parenting’ by Barbara C. Murray
This book offers very practical examples of how you can communicate better with your children.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Delphi: A History of the Center of the Ancient World’ by Michael Scott
Blending ancient stories and modern discoveries; readable but scholarly.
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